A STATEMENT BY CONCERNED TRANSSEXUALS The Scottish Government is about to introdu ce a bill to radically change the GRA - Gender Recognition Act. This law was made in the UK 18 years ago for transsexuals. The undersigned are diagnosed transsexual by multiple doctors. Numbers and/or names are from holders of Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) or equivalent documentation assessed via doctors. Those signed are covered by this act in the UK. Holding a GRC allows legal documents to be modified that facilitate life after treatment. In some cases for 50 years as one to one changes via doctors pre-date the GRA. Transgender seen today is identity rooted through gender stereotypes not medically diagnosed from years of therapy and, if deemed necessary, permanent alteration of sex organs to facilitate assimilation into society perceived as the opposite sex. This is major surgery and never attempted without extensive psychotherapy, nor on children and only after other options are exhausted. A t
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AN EXPRESSION OF CONCERN "The authors of this letter, including several transsexuals, are deeply unsettled by recent disclosures of how gender identity issues in children are being handled by GIDS, the Gender Identity Development Service, allegedly in response to pressure from trans lobby groups. Notably, the recent resignation of Marcus Evans as governor of The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust and his allegation that staff work in “a climate of fear” resulting in highly vulnerable children and young people at risk of "long-term damage”. We call for an independent open inquiry to examine claims of serious concern with current treatment protocols. Too little is understood about long-term effects on the body by puberty-blocking hormones administered to young school children. We fear that these drugs, though given in hope of improving lives, may actually result instead in unforeseen lifelong consequences for those they